Australia IV

Australia IV
Yacht club Royal Perth Yacht Club
Nation Australia
Class12 Metre
Sail noKA–16
Racing career
AC Challenger
Selection Series
1987

Australia IV was a 12 Metre class yacht that competed in the 1987 Defender Selection Series.[1] After elimination, she and her sister ship Australia III were sold to businessman Masakuzu Kobayashi. She was renamed Bengal III, painted red and shipped to Japan, where both took part in preparation for a proposed Japanese America's Cup Challenge. As of 2019, she sits on the hard stand of the Miri Marina in Borneo, Malaysia.

  1. ^ "The Australian Defender Selection Series 1987".